Whether you’re timid by nature (sometimes, I wish I were) or if you’re loud and get fired up easily like I can be when talking about homeschooling, homeschoolers are take charge people.
Did you know that you’re in the norm when you can’t figure out which curriculum to use with your children or when you worry about socialization for them?
What you have figured out is that you don’t swallow the bunk meted out by homeschooling critics when they tout that your kids are unsocialized or that we are die hard religious fanatics.
We very well may be religious zealots or our kids may be on the weird side, but we do know the answer is not sending them to public school.
Shatter The Image – All Homeschoolers Are Not Religious Zealots
Admittedly, I do get tired of hearing how the only reason we homeschool is for religious reasons and the reason our kids say offensive things is because they are homeschooled.
Look at these 3 reasons why homeschoolers are take charge people.
ONE | Homeschoolers are take charge people because we are willing to not just question the educational system, but to step out of it and go against it.
What you have figured out is that the educational system can’t have it both ways.
Either public schools are becoming more dangerous, only care about tests, don’t teach our kids math and reading well, don’t do enough about bullying, not to mention drugs or it is the place we are suppose to send our kids to learn to get a superior education and be “socialized.”
The public school educational system is flawed and though I don’t think none of us claim to be experts on parenting, we are the experts in knowing the needs of our children.
TWO | Homeschoolers are take charge people because we don’t make excuses for our kids.
We don’t make the assumption that could be a trap for homeschoolers which is that homeschooling ensures success.
Instead of making excuses for our kids, we are willing to exert the effort to ensure that they not only get the basics of a well-rounded out education, but we go above and beyond what the curriculum is teaching.
Not making excuses for our kids negative behavior, lack of study skills or bad attitude, we are willing to confront that head-on.
Knowing that we are not guaranteed success, but that homeschooling sure stacks the chances of success in our favor, we are willing to work hard for our kids.
THREE | Homeschoolers are take charge people because we are homeschooling to equip our kids to be independent adults and to learn valuable life skills.
Do I really need to mention that we are not interested in just meeting academic standards of public school, but exceeding them?
We already know that superior academics is a given as a standard for most homeschool families, but we want it all when it comes to educating our children.
For example, most parents know that their kids don’t know how to budget, know about checking or savings account or about taxes.
Let me rephrase that, teens may think money comes from putting their debit or credit card card in the machine and money miraculously comes from a checking or savings account.
Appreciating the value of hard work, budgets and how to manage money is something homeschool parents are not leaving up to public school.
True, not all kids coming from public school are ill-equipped to handle life skills, but we both know that teaching life skills is not top priority in public school.
We are take charge people because we are willing to work extra hard at teaching our children not only academics, but valuable life skills so they can be an effective decision-maker.
Whether Christian or secular, we want to teach our children our values and want to go above standards set by any school. Too, our children are bad on their own without the influence of public school and that too is our problem as a parents.
Going against the current is flat out hard and I too want to give up on some days. But then I think about the flip side of this homeschooling life by floating along and following the masses and that I can’t imagine.
Having it all figured out doesn’t make you a take charge person, but taking on the lifelong journey of educating your children does.
I’m glad to be in your company.
Hugs and love ya,
Also look at The Truth About Delaying a Start to Homeschooling because homeschooling because it is a last ditch effort may not work for you, and 10 Books That Boost Your Homeschool Zen (When It May Be Sagging).
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